APS and Pregnancy

Peace Out,

~*~*~Krystal~*~*~

Anticardi*lipin Syndrome

/aka/ Antiphosph*lipid Syndrome
/aka/ AP* (*PS)
/aka/ Hu*hes Syndrome
Commonly referred to as "stic*y blood"

This is what caused me to miscarry. I received the definitive diagnosis from the doctor today.
What is this? It's an autoimmune disorder. Well, you can read all about it complete with technical terms here. But I like this one better because it's written to be easily understood. Mine is primary, which means that I don't have anything like L*pus or H*p or H*V. My blood just attacks itself...or something like that.

I have to take a children's aspirin every day now. If I go on a trip I might take take two. Every four hours max I have to get up and walk around as I'm at risk for blood clots. I can't take birth control pills (which is funny how I somehow KNEW not to take them all these years). I'm also going to have to watch my cholesterol and not be around cigarette smoke.

On the bright side, red wine and dark chocolate are both medicinal.

Back to the serious side, I've said from the beginning that Peanut had a purpose. EVERY life has a purpose. Had I not become pregnant and then miscarried, we may not have known about this until it was too late. Peanut may have saved my life, or at least my quality of life.

So I say again that EVERY life has its purpose. This was Peanuts.

You give and take away,
You give and take away,
My heart will choose to say,
Lord, blessed be Your Name.



Peace Out,

~*~*~Krystal~*~*~